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Cult

Balkan Trafik: building bridges through music

Make peace and not war: That's the principal idea behind Balkan Trafik, which brings together live acts from Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia Herzegovina.

24/04/2018

World

Jean-Claude Juncker and EU 'enlargement fatigue'

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks to Euronews about border disputes and EU enlargement.

02/03/2018

My Europe Series

State of the Union: Brexit and the beast

02/03/2018

World News

Jean-Claude Juncker warns Balkan leaders to stop corruption

But the European Commission President also said "the Western Balkans have a place in the European Union".

02/03/2018

Kosovo

Kosovo rounds off independence celebrations with military parade

President Hashim Thaci said Kosovo should eventually become part of the EU and NATO, as the country marked a decade of independence from Serbia.

18/02/2018

Europe News

Brief: EU Balkan strategy and Munich security forum

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

15/02/2018

Europe News

FMs split over EU West Balkan Strategy

The EU's foreign ministers are divided over the timetable for Brussels' plan to bring six West Balkan states into the Union.

15/02/2018

Europe News

Brief: Historic meeting in Zagreb and stronger borders in Albania

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

12/02/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia renews efforts to find lyrics for its national anthem

The Balkan nation is one of three countries in the world that do not have lyrics for its national anthem, because its politicians have failed to agree any for 19 years.

07/02/2018

Europe News

Serbia and Montenegro: EU joiners by 2025?

The European Commission has unveiled a plan outlining a renewed push for integration - but it is a case of tough love. There are conditions attached.

06/02/2018

Republic of North Macedonia

UN mediator confident FYROM can change its name and resolve dispute

The UN Representative helping the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) resolve a dispute over its name said on Friday a solution is still possible.

02/02/2018

Europe News

EU aims to bring in Serbia, Montenegro by 2025

Serbia and Montenegro are likely to be the next countries to join the European Union, possibly by 2025. After years of stop-start progress, the EU is making a new push to bring in the Western Balkan nations.

19/01/2018

Republic of North Macedonia

NATO Secretary General visits FYROM as it renews bid to join the allia

Jens Stoltenberg has made a rare visit to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which is renewing its bid to join the alliance.

18/01/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: plastics tax to the rescue for EU budget?

10/01/2018

Europe News

Will Western Balkan EU bids move forward?

Bulgaria hopes to use EU presidency to revive EU accession bids

10/01/2018

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Euroviews. View: After closure of Yugoslav tribunal, Western Balkans still needs

Unless governments in the Western Balkans, and their EU and US partners, redouble their efforts to bring those responsible for wartime crimes to justice, there is a danger that history will repeat itself, writes Lydia Gall

01/12/2017

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mladic conviction stirs up painful memories

The former Bosnian Serb commander has been found guilty of leading ethnic cleansing campaigns, including the July 1995 massacre in Srebrenica, where some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were separated from the women and executed within days.

22/11/2017

Croatia

The man who walked more than 3,000 km in solidarity with refugees

Croatian writer wanted to cast spotlight onto countries on refugee route.

02/11/2017

Montenegro

Mike Pence says future of Western Balkans is in the West

The US vice-president sought to reassure the region over Washington's commitment to security during a visit to Montenegro.

02/08/2017

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Croatia battles forest fires

17/07/2017